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You deserve to be able to be yourself, without having to face verbal or physical
violence. You deserve to be able to get an education without having to lie about being
gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender or about having gay friends or family
members or about believing in civil rights for gay people.

Report Hate Crimes

Kentucky Equality Federation’s
Col. Jordan Palmer, CHA, CP, pushed the 1st Gay Hate Crime convictions in U.S. history. Kentucky Equality Federation acts as a "buffer" between minority communities and the police; we are also campaigning for better resources to address hate crimes.

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You deserve to be able to be yourself, without having to face verbal or physical
violence. You deserve to be able to get an education without having to lie about being
gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender or about having gay friends or family
members or about believing in civil rights for gay people.

Report Kentucky Hate Crimes

Hate Crimes in Kentucky

A hate crime (also known as a bias-motivated crime) is a prejudice-motivated crime, often violent, which occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership (or perceived membership) in a certain social group; it is critical to Report Kentucky Hate Crimes.

Examples of such groups can include but are not limited to: sex, ethnicity, disability, language, nationality, physical appearance, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation. Non-criminal actions that are motivated by these reasons are often called “bias incidents”.

“Hate crime” generally refers to criminal acts that are seen to have been motivated by bias against one or more of the types above, or of their derivatives. Incidents may involve physical assault, damage to property, bullying, harassment, verbal abuse or insults, mate crime or offensive graffiti or letters (hate mail).

Hate crimes are illegal under the governments of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the United States of America.

The House and Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky passed the Kentucky Civil Rights Act of 1960.

In 1963, Governor Bert Combs issued an executive order to state agencies to review state government procedures and contracts to eliminate discrimination.

In 1966, the House and Senate (General Assembly) of the Commonwealth of Kentucky passed the Kentucky Civil Rights Act of 1966, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. calling it “the strongest and most comprehensive civil rights bill passed by a Southern state.” Though the Kentucky Civil Rights Act of 1966 has been amended several times, in 2000 the hate crime statue was added under KRS 532.031.

Kentucky Equality Federation and its founder, Jordan Palmer make history

Kentucky Equality Federation makes U.S. history again with the first federal gay hate crime convictions in U.S. history when two women, Mable Ashley Jenkins and Alexis LeeAnn Jenkins, both 19, became the first two individuals convicted under the 2009 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act for a sexual orientation related offense. “I think the case’s notoriety may have derived in large part from the Kentucky Equality Federation efforts,” said Harvey, the U.S. attorney. Kentucky Equality Federation President Jordan Palmer and Vice President of Policy & Public Relations Joshua Koch speak to reporters around the world! Kentucky Equality Federation President Jordan Palmer gives Lex18 News his only “on-camera” exclusive.

Report Kentucky Hate Crimes

Kentucky Equality Federation and Col. Jordan Palmer, CHA, CP, JD, continue to act as a public advocate for victims of hate crimes in Kentucky, across the entire Commonwealth. If you have been the victim of a hate crime in Kentucky, report it here.

Hate Crimes in Kentucky are more common in larger metropolitan areas, but they occur in every corner of the Commonwealth making the necessity to report Kentucky Hate Crimes critical.

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